Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.4° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 2PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
56
53
52
36
36
23
22
21
21
12
11
19
39
10
10
15
31
28
18
11
10
9
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
15
SW
5
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
5
N
5
N
10
W
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
0
N
10
NW
30
NW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
20
SSE
20
SSE
5
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:25AM3.09m
1:56PM2.94m
2:00AM3.24m
2:31PM3.00m
2:33AM3.35m
3:05PM3.03m
Low Tide
7:37AM0.51m
7:44PM0.71m
8:12AM0.37m
8:16PM0.63m
8:46AM0.28m
8:49PM0.59m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:58
5:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:29
9:27
9:24
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
15
13
14
15
12
11
10
10
13
13
15
17
16
Feels °C
12
13
15
14
13
13
15
13
13
10
13
10
13
13
6
7
6
6
10
9
11
15
12
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